Digestive System • BB (F) – Chronic Diarrhea
BBGL member: AlisonMedical thread: SEEKING ADVICE ON DIARRHEABB had all kinds of abnormal droppings –from unformed poops to liquid diarrhea. She tries several rounds of Baytril. After ruling out...
View ArticleDigestive System • Buttercup (F) – Abnormal Droppings, Pain While Defecating
ButtercupGL member: Ech90Medical thread: Soft Stool/Squeaking and Straining While PooingMy beautiful girl Buttercup struggled with chronic soft, smelly droppings for the entire 7 months that she was...
View ArticleDigestive System • Elle (F) – Soft Droppings, Gas, Pain While Defecating
ElleGL member: BookfanMedical thread: piggy tumorSigns:Elle would have soft (though fully formed) droppings every once in a while. She also drank more water than usual.Diagnostics:•X-rayDiet...
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Digestive System • Guinness (M) - Bloat
Guinness Melissa wrote this about her experience with bloat:My vet said he was very lucky to still be here with us. Guinness was that bloated and yet was still eating. Some sites say if the pig is...
View ArticleDigestive System • Jonie (F) - Soft Droppings, Parasites
JonieGL member: slavetofuzzyMedical thread: Very soft stools in rescue pigSigns: Jonie had soft, gooey droppings that would smear on bedding. Even after improving her diet, droppings continued to get...
View ArticleDigestive System • Patch (F) - Suspected Adverse Reaction to Toxic Antibiotic
PatchGL member: ktjMedical thread: Hard PoopsSigns:•Weight loss over the past few weeks•Increased water consumption•Droppings are hard and dry with a shiny surface•Decreased appetiteDiagnostics:During...
View ArticleDigestive System • PC (F) – Smelly Droppings, Chronic Bloat, and Coccidia
Piggie Crocket (PC)GL member: somechickMedical thread: Soft poop: what the vet saidPC suffered from chronic bloat and abnormal droppings. After a series of tests and medications, PC passed from...
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Digestive System • Charlie (M) – Chronic Soft Droppings
CharlieGL member: emilyam19Medical thread: Charlie’s Medical ThreadCharlie had chronic soft droppings as long as I had him. His previous owner said she noticed them as well but assumed they were...
View ArticleDigestive System • Piggy (M) – Chronic Bloat, Soft Droppings
PiggyGL member: rshevinMedical thread: GI UpsetPiggy has had a history of gas issues. He also had a severe GI reaction to antibiotics in the past (roughly 1.5 years prior to first post). As a result,...
View ArticleDigestive System • Sierra (F) – Chronic Soft Droppings and Gas
SierraGL member: Brenda BMedical thread: Soft poop-please helpSigns:•Soft droppings•Increased thirstDiagnostics:•Fecal smear•Fecal culture•X-ray•UrinalysisDiet changes:•Withheld all veggies•Switched...
View ArticleDigestive System • Zoey (F) – Chronic Soft Droppings
ZoeyGL member: TopazMedical thread: Topaz’s ZoeySigns: Droppings were large, soft, and abnormally shaped. Suspected weight loss.Diagnostics: • Fecal float; negative• Culture; negative resultsDiet...
View ArticleDigestive System • Momo (F) - Chronic Abnormal Droppings
MomoGL member: YuugiMedical thread: Soft droppingsSigns: Droppings •Would fluctuate between normal and abnormal droppings•Some would be tear shaped (these would be more smelly than usual)•Some seem to...
View ArticleDigestive System • Sir Barnabas Jerome (M) -- Acquired Megacolon
Talishan described a guinea pig in her care as being diagnosed with Megacolon.https://www.guinealynx.info/forums/viewt ... 54#2106954She wrote:Our very first pig, Sir Barnabas Jerome of Furry Face,...
View ArticleDigestive System • Ginger (F) - Postoperative Stasis and Bloat
Sosumi writes of her experience with Ginger, who suffered stasis and bloat after successful bladder stone surgery:"We didn't think she'd make it through the night. In fact, she was on her side...
View ArticleDigestive System • CinnaMoo (F) - Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Here is Couchon's experience with IBD in her pig CinnaMoo."Lynx, I wanted to do a write-up of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in guinea pigs. So few vets know it even exists, never mind treatment and...
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